The final dressage show of 2024 at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) opened on Thursday, December 12, at the December Dressage CDI-W presented by Hampton Green Farms. Three CDI classes were featured on the day’s schedule with familiar faces leading the victory gallops. U.S. Olympic team silver medalist Adrienne Lyle (USA) led the 15-entry strong Grand Prix for Freestyle CDI-W class riding Helix, owned by Zen Elite Equestrian, while Anna Marek (USA) and Fayvel, owned by Cynthia Davila, topped the Grand Prix for Special CDI3*. The Prix St. Georges CDI1* victory went to Pablo Gómez Molina (ESP) and Aurelius Ymas, owned by Yeguada de Ymas S.L.

(Above Photo: Pablo Gómez Molina and Aurelius Ymas won their first CDI class together in the Prix St. Georges CDI1. Photo by Andrew Ryback Photography.)

Gómez Molina and Aurelius Ymas scored 68.824% to win the Prix St. Georges CDI1* class but were followed closely by Kevin Kohmann (USA) riding Scala, a nine-year-old Hanoverian mare by St. Schufro x Belissimo M owned by Diamante Farms and Bernhard Schaerffer, who scored 68.647%. Fellow Yeguada de Ymas rider Natalia Bacariza Danguillecourt (ESP) placed third with Dhannie Ymas, a 17-year-old Hanoverian gelding by Don Crusador x Weltmeyer she owns with Sandra Vince and Yeguada de Ymas. They scored 67.588%.

This was the CDI debut for Aurelius Ymas, a nine-year-old KWPN stallion by Apache x Sir Sinclair. While Yeguada de Ymas purchased the horse as a yearling, Gómez Molina did not take over the ride until a year ago.

He Was Focused On Me

“We know him, and he was ridden in Spain and did young horse classes in Spain,” he explained. “I was helping his rider to train the horse. Last year we took him over and started working on the Prix St. Georges. It was nice that he did a good job. He was focused on me. We have a lot of things we need to work on, especially on the canter part, but it was really good.”

Gómez Molina described Aurelius as a “really sweet horse” and a “little bit shy” but knew that the talent for dressage was there from the start with three strong gaits.

He Always Behaves Really Well

“You can trust him all the time,” he said. “He always behaves really well. He also has the ability to collect, so for the grand prix he is going to be a good horse. Now we are focusing on getting the training and solid on the basics. Next year we will try to maybe do a few CDI small tour classes and then the jump to Inter-2 and grand prix. He’s still young, so we don’t want to rush with him.”

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